<p>Title: Program Operations Associate</p> <p>Location: Alexandria, VA or Remote</p> <p>US Citizenship: Required</p> <p>Clearance: Secret or higher clearance preferred, but not required</p> <p>The Program Operations Associate will serve in a critical support role within the Program Management Office (PMO), responsible for a wide range of administrative, coordination, and operational tasks in support of program execution and personnel lifecycle activities.</p> <p>Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Provide general scheduling support for PMO leadership and key project meetings </li><li>Maintain calendars, reserve conference rooms or virtual links (e.g., Zoom, MS Teams), and prepare meeting materials </li><li>Take and distribute meeting notes, follow up on action items, and assist with basic project documentation </li><li>Support onboarding logistics for new hires, including coordinating with HR, IT, and facilities </li><li>Facilitate first-day orientation and assist with checklists, account access, and training compliance </li><li>Ensure timely processing of onboarding documents and contract deliverables </li><li>Assist the PMO with tracking tasker assignments, updating team rosters, and managing internal workflows </li><li>Support compliance reporting, staff change documentation, and timekeeping data coordination </li><li>Help with logistics for team offsite meetings, town halls, or government customer reviews </li><li>Coordinate across corporate functional departments to ensure operational continuity </li><li>Prepare routine internal communications, trackers, and reports </li><li>Maintain digital and physical files, ensuring timely and accurate updates to spreadsheets etc. as required </li><li>Ensure compliance with data retention and confidentiality protocols </li></ul> <p>Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree preferred, with 0-2 years' experience working in a project support role, preferably in a government contracting or professional services environment </li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams) </li><li>Experience with calendar management tools and applicant tracking systems strongly preferred </li><li>Familiarity with HRIS systems or workflow platforms, such as SharePoint, preferred </li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills </li><li>High attention to detail, organization, and ability to handle multiple priorities under tight deadlines </li><li>The ability to maintain strict confidentiality in all HR and candidate matters </li><li>Comfortable interacting with executive leadership, candidates, and clients in a professional manner </li><li>US Citizenship required; Secret or higher clearance preferred </li></ul> <p>Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled</p>